John 18:22:5John.18.22.W5TAB
εἷς
heis
“one”
- Transliteration
- HEIS
- Extended
- heis
- IPA
- /ˈheis/
Meaning by language
- English
- one
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
HEIS
- clause
TAU-ta DE au-TOU ei-PON-tos HEIS pa-re-stÊ-KÔS tôn hy-pê-re-TÔN E-dÔ-ken RHA-pis-ma TÔI ee-ay-SOO ei-PÔN
- sentence
TAU-ta DE au-TOU ei-PON-tos HEIS pa-re-stÊ-KÔS tôn hy-pê-re-TÔN E-dÔ-ken RHA-pis-ma TÔI ee-ay-SOO ei-PÔN HOU-tôs a-po-KRÊ-nêi TÔI ar-khi-e-REI
Exegesis
The phrase heis parestēkōs tōn hypēretōn {εἷς παρεστηκὼς τῶν ὑπηρετῶν | heîs pa-re-stē-kṓs tōn hy-pē-re-tôn} ‘one standing by of the officers’ narrows the crowd to a single representative, while the perfect participle emphasizes that he is already in place.
Root and etymology
derōdelta epsilon rho omega
“to beat, strike”
In context — John 18:22
Once Jesus had said these things, one of the officers standing nearby dealt Him a slap, saying, “Is that the proper way to answer the high priest ?”
About this coordinate
John 18:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 18:22, so the Greek word εἷς (heis) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.18.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.22.W5.S1) and character.